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1879, France (3rd Republic). Beautiful 5 Centimes Coin. Anchor with Bar Variety!

Mint year: 1879
Mint Place: Paris (A)
Condition: A nice XF-AU!
Denomination: 50 Centimes (1/2 Francs)
References: KM-821.1 ($50 in VF for this 1-Year Variety with barred Anchor!)
Material: Bronze
Diameter: 25mm
Weight: 5.02gm

Obverse: Wreathed female head to left, with bound hair and pearl necklace.
Legend: REPUBLIQUE FRANCAISE * 1879 *

Reverse: Value (5) above denomination (CENTIMES) and date mint letter (A), flaned by privy marks (bee/achor with bar!). All within wreath.
Legend: LIBERTE * EGALITE * FRATERNITE *

Anchor with bar (privy mark) variety!

The French Third Republic (French: La Troisième République, sometimes written as La IIIe République) was the republican government of France from 1870, when the Second French Empire collapsed, to 1940, when it was replaced by the Vichy France government after defeat by Germany in World War II.